From media misreporting to an old video from inside an airplane being incorrectly linked to the recent Air India plane crash, read our weekly recap to find out the most viral pieces of misinformation from this week.
1. Old Video Recorded by Passenger in Nepal Falsely Linked to Ahmedabad Plane Crash
A video purportedly from a Facebook live stream went viral on the internet with users claiming that it showed visuals recorded by a passenger from inside the Air India plane that crashed near Ahmedabad on 12 June.
However, the visuals dated back to January 2023 and showed a separate plane crash that took place in Nepal.
Read the full story here.
2. Media Outlets Fall For Satire by X User About Being Fired From Apple
A post shared by an X user named Jon Yongfook, where he talked about him and the entire design team being allegedly fired from Apple went viral on social media platforms.
Media outlets like Republic TV, Gulf News and News 24 had published reports based on the viral post.
An archive of the claim can be found here.
(Source: Republic TV/Screenshot)
But we found that the claim was false as the user was not working with Apple. He also clarified in a subsequent post that his message was intended as 'satire'.
Read the full story here.
3. Old Video of Judge Reprimanding Police Falsely Linked to Sharmishta Panoli Case
Social media users shared a video of a judge reprimanding police personnel for putting someone in handcuffs claiming to be recent and linking it to Sharmishta Panoli's case.
Team WebQoof found that the viral clip dated back to November 2022 and identified the judge seen in the video as Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, who currently serves in the Patna High Court.
Read the full story here.
4. Sleeping Man in India Escapes Lion Attack? No, That’s an AI-Generated Video
But the truth is that the video was an AI-generated one, which was first shared by a Brazilian YouTube channel.
Read the full story here.
5. Clip Showing Mumbai’s Flooded Masjid Station Viral as One From Guwahati
Amid the recent flooding in Assam, a video of a train travelling along submerged railway tracks went viral on social media platforms as recent visuals from Guwahati.
We found that the visuals were from Mumbai's Masjid Station located in the city's southern part.
Read the full story here.
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